Heathrow Business and traffic commentary April 2018 (7274N)

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11 May 2018

07.00 11(th) May 2018

Record cargo performance in April boosts British trade

-- 6.6 million passengers travelled through the UK's only hub airport in April. Combined with March's figures, underlying passenger growth at Heathrow over the two months was 1.4%. For the first time, more than 13 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in March and April

-- Passenger growth was strongest for domestic and emerging markets. South Asia (+3.6%), Africa (+3.1%) and the UK (+0.8%) were the best performers in April, largely due to airlines flying larger, fuller aircraft to these destinations

-- Cargo enjoyed its 21st consecutive record month, as trade growth at the UK's largest port by value increased by 2.3%, compared to the same time last year

-- The US (+4.1%), India (+7.1%) and China (+10.9%) - the three biggest economies of the 21st century - were among the fastest growing countries for cargo

-- In April, Heathrow launched a pitch process to encourage potential commercial development partners to share their innovative ideas on how to deliver expansion affordably, sustainably and financeably

-- Heathrow is aiming to lead the aviation industry in cutting single-use plastics, the first step of which is Heathrow's plan to recycle up to 13.5 million of the single-use coffee cups used at the airport annually

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:

"We're seeing more passengers and trade flow through Heathrow than ever before. A third runway is a tremendous opportunity to grab a greater share of this global growth for Britain and we're counting on our politicians to seize it with a "yes" vote on Heathrow expansion this summer."

 
 Traffic 
  Summary 
 
 April 2018 
 
                                                                                              May 
                                                                Jan                          2017 
 Terminal                                                        to                            to 
  Passengers                                                    Apr                           Apr 
  (000s)                        Month   % Change               2018   % Change               2018   % Change 
 Heathrow                    6,582          -2.2             24,271        1.6            78,366         2.1 
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                                                                                              May 
                                                                Jan                          2017 
                                                                 to                            to 
 Air Transport                                                  Apr                           Apr 
  Movements                     Month   % Change               2018   % Change               2018   % Change 
 Heathrow                     39,859         1.0            152,173        0.9           475,323         0.6 
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                                                                                              May 
                                                                Jan                          2017 
 Cargo                                                           to                            to 
  (Metric                                                       Apr                           Apr 
  Tonnes)                       Month   % Change               2018   % Change               2018   % Change 
 Heathrow                    141,215         2.3            557,950        3.8        1,718,944          8.8 
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 Market comparison                                                                            May 
  (000s)                                                        Jan                          2017 
                                                                 to                            to 
                                                                Apr                           Apr 
                                Month   % Change               2018   % Change               2018   % Change 
 Market 
===================  ================  =========  =================  =========  =================  ========= 
 UK                               403        0.8              1,501        2.2              4,834        3.2 
 Europe                         2,796       -1.3              9,911        1.4            32,623         1.5 
 Africa                           269        3.1              1,092        5.6              3,228        2.2 
 North America                  1,449       -3.9              5,091        0.4            17,379         0.6 
 Latin America                    107       -0.8                433        4.9              1,314        5.7 
 Middle East                      663       -3.9              2,532        1.5              7,661        5.0 
 Asia / Pacific                   895       -3.9              3,710        1.9            11,328         3.6 
 Total                          6,582       -2.2            24,271         1.6            78,366         2.1 
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